Trust Pete Lawson to give us what on the surface seems like gratuitous Ballum! But it also tied in with what we've been seeing from Ben and feeding into his feelings of helplessness. The episode mostly focuses on the aftermath of Kim driving her new car into the derelict Argee Bahjee with Denzel in the… Continue reading 4th April, leave her there

Well, I think we've tipped over from hints into serious red flags, don't you? Just a warning for more explicit mentions of disordered eating in this post. In the cafe, a distracted Kathy brings Ben over a plate of breakfast to go with his coffee. She's busy talking to Sonia about Rocky and his wife,… Continue reading 3rd April, serious

Well, more hints dropped in these episodes regarding Ben, amongst the heartbreak of Lola telling them all her news. Lexi seems to have mostly gotten over seeing Ben getting punched in the ring, and at the house has picked out a green bowtie especially for Ben. She wants to make sure he's definitely coming to… Continue reading 29th and 30th March, useless

Some interesting stuff in our first half of the week, I thought. But where is it all leading? When Ben spots Lola out in the Square, he rushes out of the cafe with his coffee, Callum trailing behind. When he catches up to her, he asks how the planning for the fundraiser's going. Lola says… Continue reading 27th and 28th March, pushed out

A little more Jack and Callum in Thursday's ep, and it's pretty satisfying to have Callum taking the high ground after Jack has spent so long doing the same to him, not going to lie. Just as Jack is making a melodrama out of Callum's words to him the day before, telling Denise that he's… Continue reading 23rd March, keep my nose clean

We've had both boys in this week so far, doing their own thing, if briefly. We had our small glimpse of Ben in Monday's episode, giving Kathy her Mother's Day card, and giving Bobby a playful slap over the head when he mocked his comment about not being here without her. No lunch to speak… Continue reading 20th & 22nd March, twenty four hours

Well, while we had a bit of Ballum sweetness in our latter half of the week, we also had some cause for concern, I think it's fair to say. Ben's behaviour is suddenly starting to show a pattern... still not sure if it's going somewhere or not, but it seems quite pointed now. On Wednesday,… Continue reading 15th and 16th March, wingman

Our first half of this week is Cop Callum focused (sorry... Detective) as he warily eyes up Ravi and deals with the allegations against Stacey. On Monday, we get what seems like a completely gratuitous appearance from Callum, strolling through the Square in his detective suit and Kim passing comment on how he scrubs up… Continue reading 13th and 14th March, under caution

Another good episode for us, I thought! It was Vi's last episode, there were some more cute Ballum moments, and Callum's decision may come back to bite him (although it really shouldn't.) The thing about characters leaving is they usually get more to do in their last week or so (typically), and in this episode… Continue reading 9th March, homophobic seal of approval

How nice to have Callum opening and closing last night’s episode! There were some nice little character moments from both of Ballum; and some interesting ones too. The very first thing we see once the episode begins is Callum staring Ben down, and Ben staring back while Vi and Bernie look on. But then Callum… Continue reading 8th March, locked room